Kevin, is it possible to get that script or is it not for the public?
Regards, Matthias Matthias Rebbe +49 5741 310000 matthiasrebbe.eu <http://matthiasrebbe.eu/> > Am 08.07.2017 um 12:32 schrieb Kevin Miller via use-livecode > <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com <mailto:use-livecode@lists.runrev.com>>: > > What we do one one large project that uses widgets and moves between 8 and > 9 is to automatically recompile them on startup using a script. The logic > is simple - if a try determines the widget library functions are not > running and available, uninstall the widget, recompile it and reinstall > it. Its pretty much instant to do that and its mean that (in this project > at least) we¹ve stopped thinking about this issue. > > Kind regards, > > Kevin > > Kevin Miller ~ ke...@livecode.com <mailto:ke...@livecode.com> ~ > http://www.livecode.com/ <http://www.livecode.com/> > LiveCode: Everyone can create apps > > > > > On 08/07/2017, 11:22, "use-livecode on behalf of hh via use-livecode" > <use-livecode-boun...@lists.runrev.com > <mailto:use-livecode-boun...@lists.runrev.com> on behalf of > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com <mailto:use-livecode@lists.runrev.com>> wrote: > >> This is the current situation: >> [*] A stack that contains a widget that is compiled with LC 8.1.5 >> can not be used with any other LC version than LC 8.1.5, >> [*] A stack that contains a widget that is compiled with LC 9.0.0 >> can not be used with any other LC version than LC 9.0.0 >> >> Mark Waddingham did recently already post thoughts to that here (see >> below). >> >> Option (1) below is the build of "fat widgets" that contain several >> binaries, >> one for each currently valid widget format. Would be great, thus one >> could be >> "downward compatible" in LC 8/9. >> >> Is there any chance to enable such "fat widgets" in the short future? >> [And how is this solved for the current company-widgets (Clock etc.)?] >> >>> On Jun 16, 2017; 11:10 Mark wrote: >>>> [MatthiasRebbe wrote:] Mark, >>>> regarding to recompiling widget for newer LC version: >>>> If i use LC 8 and 9, do i have to recompile it every time i use the >>>> other version? >>> >>> Right now - yes - the lcm (compiled LCB) formats are not compatible. >>> >>> There are a couple of potential solutions: >>> >>> 1) Make it so that multiple LCM versions can sit in the same extension. >>> We can package up the lcb toolchain for each version as a distinct >>> download to help with this. >>> >>> 2) Have a plugin in the IDE which fetches a git repo containing a widget >>> (or widgets) and compiles them locally. lc-compile is really lightweight >>> and bundled into the IDE so doing this automatically is quite >>> straight-forward. >>> >>> Case (1) would work for people wanting to distribute lce files which >>> people can just install on their machine. Case (2) is suitable >>> particularly for community widgets - it would mean that anyone >>> subscribing to a particular 'widget repo' could get updates as soon as >>> they are pushed by the maintainer. >>> >>> I think it is worth doing (1) regardless - it is a simple matter of >>> having say 'module.8.lcm' and 'module.9.lcm' files. The 9 format is >>> unstable until we go GM, but the 8 format is now 'stable' - i.e. won't >>> change ever again. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> use-livecode mailing list >> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com <mailto:use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> >> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your >> subscription preferences: >> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com <mailto:use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
